Toilet brush



1933- J. A. GARLAND TOILET BRUSH Filed May 28. 1930 Invenlor 4 v if.farlaiid M 09 9 99 90 0 9 Q 9 99 9 999 99 0 999 99;MQOOQQQQGQQOQQQQGG99099999 7 6 00000000000000000 00o00000 a O O O O O OO O 0000000000000000000000000 O O O O O O 9999999909999999999999999 O99G9999999Q99Q99O99099999 00000000000000000 0000000 0 O O O O O O O000000000000000000000000 Q By Allomey Patented Dec. 12, 1933 v UNITEDSTATES TOILET BRUSH 7 John A. Garland, Dorchester, Mass., assignor ofone-half to Timothy J. Driscoll, Boston, Mass.

Application May 28, 1930. SerialNo. 456,657

1 Claim.

This invention relates. to an improved toilet brush of the fountainvariety, and it has more particular reference to a long-handled brushhaving an especially designed spray head constructed to accommodate achemical soap to'permit the user to apply soapy water to the body forcleansing purposes.

More specifically stated, the novelty is predicated upon the specificstructural arrangement of details comprising a handle having a waterpassage formed therethrough and communicating with a hollow head, saidhead being constructed to provide a container for a cake of soap, andincluding an apertured cover plate having a multiplicity of rubbingbristles applied thereto.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a simple, economical, andpractical type of brush made of two parts of rubber whereby to providethe desired flexible properties and to permit convenient and comfortableapplication of soapy water and subsequent rinsing.

The particular details and their relative association and arrangementwill become more readily apparent from the following description anddrawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a brush constructed in accordancewith the invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the head construction.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the head.

As before stated, the brush is of all rubber of appropriate flexibleproperties. It includes a long handle 4 having a bore 5 therethroughdefining a longitudinal water passage. At the intake end of the handleis a beaded neck 6 forming a connection for a water supply hose (notshown).

At the opposite end is the head which is generally designated by thenumeral 7. The head is of two parts, namely the hollow body portion orcontainer 8 and the removable cover plate 9.

The body portion 8 is here shown as of general rectangular configurationso as to form a receptacle for a cake of soap (not shown).

The open face thereof is provided with an outstanding marginal retainingflange 10. The flange is adapted to receive the channeled rim 11 of thecover. The cover comprises a flexible diaphragm portion 12 provided witha multiplicity of water discharge ports 13 formed on its exteriorsurface with a multiplicity of rubber projections 14 providing thebristles.

By allowing the water to circulate slowly through the passage 5 and intothe soap container, soapy water will be produced which is dischargedthrough the distributing ports 13. Then by proper manipulation, thesoapy water can be rubbed against the skin by way of the flexiblebristles 14. In order to keep the distributing ports 13 free fromobstruction by the cake of soap, the bore 5 which defines the waterpassage, has only that wall thereof beveled which is adjacent theworking surface of the brush. This beveled wall is indicated by thenumeral 15. It isevident that by this construction the beveled wall 15deflects the water entering the container between the working surface ofthe brush and the cake of soap, thereby forcing the soap against theinterior of the back of the brush, and keeping the distributing portsopen for a free passage of the water.

By causing the water to flow rapidly through the passage and head, thewater will be suificiently clear for rinsing purposes.

The gist of the invention, it will be understood, is in the provision ofa long-handled all rubber self-soaping brush of appropriate flexibleproperties susceptible of accommodating an ordinary bathtub hose. Thegeneral design and configuration of the brush is unique and fashionablefor the purpose intended and facilitates expeditious and dependable use.

The result of applying the soap in proper proportions and subsequentlyrinsing through the a medium of the same brush is a distinguishableadvantage. Then too, the provision of the snap on cover, allowingreplacement of the cake of soap is a notable point.

The foregoing and other features and advantages will be quite clear topersons skilled in the art to which the invention relates, for whichreason a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Minor changes in shape, size, and rearrangement of details coming withinthe field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice ifdesired.

I claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a fountain brush of the class describedcomprising a rectangular hard rubber container for a cake of soap, saidcontainer having a marginal retaining flange, a cover detachable fromsaid container and forming the working face of the brush, saiddetachable cover having an internally grooved rim receiving said flange,and being also provided with water discharge ports and rubber pro.-jections forming bristles on the outer face of the cover, a handleintegral with and extending from an end wall of the container and havinga water passage extending therethrough and communicating with thecontainer at substantially the center of said end wall, said handlehaving hose connecting means at its free end, said water passage havingthat wall only thereof adjacent to the cover bevelled at the outlet ofthe handle to direct the water between the cake of soap and the cover.

JOHN A. GARLAND.

